KOPO Ouessant L1 " Flax flower" 2017 Tobacco birst

As the 4th version of the L1 Ouessant, I decided to offer it a special aspect with a "Flax flowers" inlays on the fingerboard and pick-guard, made of "galalyth", also called Milk-stone. This single guitar has a Sitka spruce top with my Spider bracing.

Very ergonomic, the spherical body, made of organic linen fiber, produces a power full, dynamic and natural sounding instrument.

Why flax? The use of composites in guitar making goes back a long time, but I wanted to get out of overusing carbon due to its numerous ecological drawbacks. Flax makes for a great alternative, it’s natural, welcoming and the same mechanical results can be achieved as with carbon, at least for a guitar !Technology – Based on the Ouessant guitar concept, the body is laminated with bio-composites, flax fibre and resin selected for it’s mechanical performance.The position of the sound hole is an evolution that came about naturally to allow greater sound board flexibility. The spider bracing is innovative with it’s pre-stressed harmonic bars.

Sitka sound board -
Spider pre-stressed bracing -
Linen fiber bio-composite body -
Basswood and cedar neck -
Walnut fingerboard -
Walnut bridge -
Ring headstock - Walnut veneer -
Walnut binding -

Gotoh 510 gold tuners -
Jumbo  body 41 / 250 / 275 -
Neck width 44 / 54 -

 14 frets out of the body -
Neck thickness 20,5 / 22,5 -
650 mm scale - 22 frets -
Radius : 18’’ – Brass fret  2,5 -
Weight– 1680 g -

Large sound hole + small side hole -